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Yes: Contraceptive Care IS Preventive Care

Dr. Jeanne Conry speaks at the #NotMyBossBusiness rally on the Supreme Court steps on March 25.

I had the unique opportunity to stand on the Supreme Court steps this morning and share my experience as an ob-gyn, and the experiences of my patients back home in California, as the Court hears arguments in the Hobby Lobby case. My patients are among the millions of women who need and deserve contraceptive coverage.

I have treated thousands of women in my career and have seen firsthand how birth control and contraceptive counseling have helped them. For some, it helped to avoid an unintended pregnancy. For others, it helped to delay pregnancy until the time was right. For others, it has helped other medical conditions. But they all had one thing in common: Their family planning decisions were personal and their boss was not in the exam room. That is the way it should be, for every woman, every time.

Contraception, like all medical decisions, should be based on an individual woman’s needs and health – and nothing else. Contraceptive care IS preventive care. It enhances health and improves quality of life for women and for their families. By covering contraceptive care, we are making women’s health a priority, and we are investing in FUTURE generations.

Dr. Jeanne Conry with Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, at the #NotMyBossBusiness rally on March 25.

Access to contraceptive care can make a world of difference to each woman. It improves the health of our nation and helps our health care system work better for all of us. Contraceptive coverage puts birth control within reach for more American women.
I’m proud to lend my voice to this important issue through my remarks this morning at the Supreme Court (#NotMyBossBusiness) and also here:

About Jeanne A. Conry, MD, PhD

Dr. Conry is assistant physician in chief at The Permanente Medical Group in Roseville, CA, and associate clinical professor of ob-gyn at the University of California, Davis. She has been a practicing ob-gyn with The Permanente Medical Group for more than 20 years. Dr. Conry was ACOG President May 2013–May 2014.

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Birth control counseling is between me and my patient. I would thank the government and the boss to stay out of my exam room. Women have fought long and hard for access to contraception. This is 2014 and there’s still a threat to contraception. Take a stand ladies. I’m wondering if the Hobby Lobby has any women executives who were able to climb the corporate ladder without the ability to plan pregnancy. Pregnancy is still the most dangerous health risk that young women face and birth control is preventative medicine.